1. They take your love and your money.
They take your sugar and your honey.
They'll take you skinny or fat.
A why are people like that?
2. They take your town and your home.
They take your flesh and your bone.
They take the shirt off your back.
A why are people like that?
3. They take your dog and your car.
They'll try to push you to far.
They break your heart, leave you flat.
A why are people like that?
4. They make you sleep in the street.
They give you nothin' to eat.
They'll lie to you thats a fact.
A why are people like that?
5. They take your farm and your crop.
They take everything you got.
Laugh behind your back.
A why are people like that?
A why are people like that?
Why are people like that?
I don't know why they act like that.
A why are people like that? Hey now.